Michigan: Militia Defendants Must Stay Jailed

Eight people accused of membership in a Christian militia called the Hutaree were ordered Friday to remain jailed until their trial on charges of plotting to wage war on the United States. Magistrate Judge Donald J. Scheer said in his ruling in Detroit that prosecutors had provided the court with “very disturbing information.” The eight, along with a ninth man held in Indiana, were charged this week not only with plotting to levy war but also trying to use weapons of mass destruction.

A version of this brief appears in print on April 3, 2010, on Page A10 of the New York edition with the headline: Michigan: Militia Defendants Must Stay Jailed. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe